The RCMP is asking for the Canadian public’s help in identifying a man seen on an Internet video sexually abusing a little girl.

The video first appeared online in 2005. Since then, police agencies across North American have tried, without success, to identify the suspect and the victim.

The video came to the attention of New Brunswick RCMP recently in an unrelated investigation, prompting Mounties to ask the public to share the suspect’s image on social media.

New Brunswick RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Chantal Farrah said the suspect is a brown-haired Caucasian with a distinctive dark circular mark on his right arm and a ring on his left hand.

The girl in the video appears to be about three years old and would be between 10 and 12 years old today.

Police do not know if the man or the girl are from New Brunswick. The video is believed to have been produced somewhere in North America, police said.

“We’re asking people to distribute the images of this suspect via their social media networks and encourage their friends to share it in the hope that someone will know who he is and contact police,” Farrah said.

RCMP officials declined to comment Wednesday about the other investigation that made them aware of the video.

The FBI has also posted images of the suspect on its website as part of its “Endangered Child Alert Program.”

People with information are asked to call their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.